An Advanced Planning To Enhance Energy Storage Utilization

储能系统增加了电网的灵活性。灵活性是大规模整合可再生能源资源(例如风能和太阳能发电)的关键因素。为了使加拿大实现其清洁能源目标，更多的此类资源是必要的。然而，它们是可变和不可控的，因此，如果大规模集成，电网运营商需要灵活的资源来管理它们。锂离子电池储能系统在电网应用中的势头正在增强。然而，它们仍然很昂贵，因此，适当地调整它们的大小对于为这些系统制定业务案例至关重要。尽管行业中已经有一些工具可用于确定储能规模，但它们往往忽略了许多实际的复杂性，导致了次优的规划建议。 在这个项目中，将设计一个用于表后电网应用的锂离子电池储能系统(LiBESS)的高级规划工具。该工具旨在集成电池物理性能的高级模型，考虑长期计划范围内的不确定性(例如，长期带电价格变化)，并促进多阶段计划，以利用LiBESS的模块化优势。BluWave-ai是该项目的工业合作伙伴，提供现金和实物支持。合作伙伴根据其在开发和试运行混合可再生能源系统方面的持续经验和参与，确定了对这一工具的需求。

Energy storage systems add flexibility to electrical grids. Flexibility is a key enabler for large-scale integration of renewable energy resources (e.g., wind- and solar-powered electricity). In order to for Canada to reach its clean energy goals, more of such resources are necessary. However, they are variable and non-controllable and thus, if integrated in large scales, grid operators need flexibility resources to manage them. Lithium-ion battery energy storage systems are gaining momentum in grid applications. However, they are still expensive, and thus, properly sizing them is essential in making a business case for these systems. Even though there are some tools already available in the industry for energy storage sizing, they often ignore many practical complexities, leading to sub-optimal planning recommendations. In this project, an advanced planning tool for Lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (LiBESS) for behind-the-meter grid applications will be designed. The tool is intended to integrate advanced models for the physical performance of the battery, account for uncertainty in a long-term planning horizon (e.g., long-term electrify price variations), and facilitate multi-stage planning to take advantage of modularity of LiBESS. BluWave-ai is the industrial partner in this project with both cash and in-kind support. The partner has identified the need for such a tool based on its ongoing experience and engagements with developing and commissioning hybrid renewable energy systems.